MISCELLANEOUS AGRICULTURAL SUBJECTS. 



021 



HORSE. 

 TEMPORARY INCISORS. 



Period. 



Number. 



Position. 



At birth 2 



3 to 5 weeks old 2 



9 to 10 months old 2 



PERMANENT INCISORS. 



2 years 6 months old 2 



3 years 6 months old 



4 years 6 months old 2 



TEMPORARY MOLARS. 



At birth | 3 



PERMANENT MOLARS. 



1 year 3 months old 1 



1 year 9 months old 



2 years 6 to 9 months old 



3 years to 3 years 3 months old 



3 years 3 months to 6 months old 



3 years 9 months to 4 years old 1 



TUSHES. 



4 years 3 months old 4 



Central. 

 Lateral. 

 Corner. 



Central. 

 Lateral. 

 Corner. 



First, Second, Third. 



Fourth. 



Fifth. 



First. 



Second. 



Third. 



Sixth. 



From a consideration of the above tables, it will be seen that at ten 

 ith> old there are present in the horse's mouth six temporary inci- 

 the first, second, and third temporary molars. At one year and nine 

 months the fourth ami fifth permanent molars have appeared, and a \ 

 tli.- first temporary molar is changed and the two central imi 

 are p<-i in.mont. At three years and six months old the second and third 

 t- mjiorai \v mulaix have been replaced by permanent ones, and the : 

 lateral incisors arc al> permanent. At four years and a half old th. 

 the temporary corner teeth are shed and the last molar and tusks are \i\>. 

 at at this time dentition is fairly complei 



